2013 Honda Civic seats problems

Filed Mar 9, 2019 · Seats · FL

The leather in the middle console and the left arm rest are pulled back for just resting the arm there.

Filed Aug 12, 2018 · Seats · 60,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

The honda head restrain is uncomfortable and causing a disc bulge in my neck at c-5/c-6. Basically, the head restraint is supposed to protect the head from injury in a read-end collision, however I have been injured just by sitting in the seat. Honda does not provide replacement head restrain or adjustable head restraint, which would allow the driver the option to have a vertical instead of forward tilted head restraint/head rest.

Filed Mar 14, 2017 · Seats · TX

Head restraints are extremely uncomfortable and cause back and neck pain. No way to adjust the seat of restraints enough to alleviate the discomfort.

Filed Feb 27, 2016 · Seats · 100 miles · MD

Driver's seat is very uncomfortable. After driving only a few miles my back and legs begin to ache because of the poor seat cushion design, the concave seat back without any lumbar support, and the forward leaning head restraint that keeps me from straightening my back while still maintaining contact with the seat back. I'm tempted to remove the head restraint to reduce the pain somewhat. No manufacturer or dealership repairs have been requested because honda apparently does not see this as a problem that is their responsibility.

Filed Dec 14, 2015 · Seats · 20,000 miles · OH

Headrest to far forward, causing neck pain.

Filed Sep 25, 2015 · Seats · 29,000 miles · IL

The head restraint and seat are awful. Neck is so far pushed forward, it goes numb, gets stiff, travels to the rest of body. Get incredibly dizzy after driving. Legs get stiff and numb from no lower lumbar support. Never had anything even remotely close to this issue before purchasing car. I'm a trainer, live a very active life. My quality of life has decreased due to pain and suffering from this vehicle.

Filed May 27, 2015 · Seats · 21,000 miles · TX

Extremely uncomfortable drivers and passengers front seats. Can not adjust seats to rectify the problem. Sitting in them for more than 30 minutes causes severe lower back pain and discomfort.

Filed Mar 5, 2015 · Seats · 14,000 miles · MN · 1 injury

The head restraint is uncomfortable enough to cause sever neck pain/injury for me. To protect from whip lash the design is done in way to cause injury to neck. This is really bad, many are going to end up in therapy or orthopedics due to poor design like me :-(

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Seats · 15,000 miles · KY

The regulations on seat head rests have to be changed. I like to sit with my seat back up which forces the head rest into the back of my head forcing my head into a downward position. I endured constant back pain because of the car. I ended up selling my civic si because it was so uncomfortable and buying an older versa. If I hadn't sold it, I would have bent the actual bars back probably affecting their strength. In fact, for a while I had to drive with the headrest turned around just so the car was bearable.

Filed Jun 29, 2014 · Seats · NY

I own a 2013 honda. I just found this the federal safety agency website to register complaints. When I sit in a car, I sit correctly, with the seat fairly upright and my shoulders against the seat back. When I do this in the 2013 honda, and all new cars I have sat in, my head is forced forward and down in a very unnatural, uncomfortable position. The only way I can look at the rod is to lift my shoulders off the seat back, and then my entire upper body weight is supported by my neck. The problem is the headrest is at least 1 inch too far forward. My wife cannot sit in the car for more that 30 minutes without getting a headache. My wife is a physiotherapist with 30 years experience. Her comment is that the headrests are forcing us to sit in ergonomically incorrect positions. Older cars had vertical headrests that did not cause this problem. I understand the new headrest positions are due to the federal safety agency regulations phased in 2009 to prevent whiplash. The only way I can drive my car now is to pull the headrest out and put them in backwards. This obviously results in less whiplash protection than even the old vertical headrests from a web search, I have found that many other car owners are being forced to do the same thing. Now in many new cars you cannot remove the headrest to turn it around. Because of this the federal safety agency ruling I will not be able to buy a new car, and the car I drive is not safe in the case of a rear end collision. (note: I live in canada but am affected by this the federal safety agency ruling. The zip code and phone number below are not valid, as only us information is allowed in these fields).